China 5G launch

China is facing unprecedented demand from consumers for 5G bandwidth and capacity due to its huge customer base, and the country's operators have turned to Nokia to assists in this.

Under the new deals, Nokia will provide technologies such as radio access, core, passive optical networks, IP routing and optical transport, SDN, network management and professional services for China Mobile.

The company will also support China Telecom in efforts to improve its country-wide 4G LTE coverage and hot spot capacity, providing solutions including core routers, multi-service edge routers and optics, as well as providing expertise to help with 5G development.

Lastly, it will partner with China Unicom to help it improve its 4G and 4G LTE network quality and grow its customer base, whilst again looking to assist with 5G development.

"We are excited to continue our close collaboration with these important customers in China, to drive new levels of network performance as they transition toward 5G," said Mike Wang, president of Nokia Shanghai Bell.